According to Zagats, Average Price of a London Meal Drops 0.5% from a Year Ago; McCurry Restaurant Awarded $2800 in McDonald’s Lawsuit (Bloomberg News)the cost of eating out in london has fallen for the first time in 12 years according to the 2010 addition of zag it — zagat. the average price of a meal is down about 0.5% from last year. more than 40% of those surveyed say they are eating out less. londoners looking for a cheap meal should probably take a trip over to the u.s. zagat says eating in new york costs just $41. it was not the cost of a meal but the cost to a reputation that has been occupying a court in kuala lumpur. as for the verdict, mcdonald’s is definitely not loving it. the chain lost its battle against the mccurry restaurant. the court ruled there was no evidence they were trying to pass themselves off as part of the mcdonald’s chain. mccurry serves indian food and includes a dish called fish head curry. the court awarded them roughly the cost of a cup of coffee every day for the eight-year long legal battle.